American Library Association - To provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all

Association of American Universities - focuses on national and institutional issues that are important to research-intensive universities, including funding for research, research and education policy, and graduate and undergraduate education

American Association for Justice - to promote a fair and effective justice system—and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America's courtrooms

Defenders of Wildlife - one of the country’s leaders in science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation

EarthJustice - a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment

CARE - tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. Recognizing that women and children suffer disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on working with women to create permanent social change.CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) - to improve the economic security, educational and workforce prospects, and family stability of low-income parents, children, and youth and to secure equal justice for all

Center for Science in the Public Interest - To provide useful, objective information to the public and policymakers and to conduct research on food, alcohol, health, the environment, and other issues related to science and technology;To represent the citizen's interests before regulatory, judicial and legislative bodies on food, alcohol, health, the environment, and other issues; and To ensure that science and technology are used for the public good and to encourage scientists to engage in public-interest activities.

Project Vote Smart - committed to one purpose: to strengthen the most essential component of democracy -- access to abundant, accurate and relevant information about those who govern us and those who wish to replace those who do Public Citizen - protecting health, safety, and democracy

RainbowPUSH Coalition - a progressive organization fighting for social change (workers, women and people of color have the power to make the American Dream a Reality)

Sustainable Long Island - promote community and economic development that protects the environment and increases opportunity for all Long Islanders